Q: Is 72,506,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,506,728 is a composite number.

Why is 72,506,728 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 72,506,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 29 56 58 116 203 232 406 812 1,624 44,647 89,294 178,588 312,529 357,176 625,058 1,250,116 1,294,763 2,500,232 2,589,526 5,179,052 9,063,341 10,358,104 18,126,682 36,253,364 and 72,506,728, with no remainder.

Since 72,506,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,506,728, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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